29/01/2026
🎾🏏 Why overhead sports put your lower back at risk?
In overhead sports like tennis, cricket, and golf, the lower back is exposed to extreme forces, especially during high-speed movements. A tennis serve, for example, combines leaning back, side bending, and twisting, placing loads on the lumbar spine that can be many times greater than running.
Over time, repeated exposure to these forces can overload spinal tissues, particularly if movement control, strength, or recovery aren’t adequate. As our sports physio, Molly Connolly explains, lower back pain in overhead athletes is rarely about just one moment — it’s often about how the spine is loaded again and again.
Physiotherapy can help by assessing movement patterns, improving strength and control, and guiding smarter load management to protect your spine while you perform at your best.
Head to the linked blog to read more about lower back pain in overhead athletes! A great blog by Molly Connolly!
https://www.physiotec.com.au/lower-back-pain-in-overhead-sports-causes-and-treatment/